Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinous process

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: spinous pro-cess
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.

Inflected Forms

spinous processes (plural)

Synonyms

neural spine

Questions

What does spinous process mean?: A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.

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